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Prepper Library

This is a discussion on Prepper Library within the Books, Videos, Media, Podcasts forums, part of the General Discussion category; So what do you all keep in your prepper library?
Ours includes:
1 - The Encyclopedia of Country Living (Awesome book)
2 - Back to ...

There are several more that I did not mention. But these are the important ones. I figure, as a prepper, knowledge is the most important thing we store since it can save your life and it does not weigh anything.

Cottage Economy -- William Cobbett. Published in 1821. Much has been learned since then, but much has also been forgotten, and there will be a lot to be said about looking to the past in a long-term SHTF scenario.

SAS Survival Handbook. Good reference work.

Rodale's Ultimate Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening. A useful book if you plan to eat food.

Sepp Holzer's Permaculture: A Practical Guide to Small-Scale, Integrative Farming and Gardening -- Sepp Holzer.. A good "farming" system for self-reliance in the temperate zones.

You Can Farm -- Joel Salatin. This book isn't on "survival farming", but the practicality of this guy's mindset and his integrated use of livestock make him a good resource.

The Trapper's Bible -- Dale Martin. A useful book if your aim sucks and you like to eat meat, or if you want to protect meat on the hoof/claw.

Coppicing & Coppice Crafts: A Comprehensive Guide. This one might take some explaining. It's basically a book about sticks. I'll just say two brief things about why it's worth having a book about. The first is that not all of what you can do with greenwood or coppice wood is obvious. Basically, these are skills that all temperate-living people knew how to do up until very recently, and they all have a multiplier effect on everything else you would stand to do in a self-reliance situation: heating, construction, farming, fishing, archery, storage, you name it. Secondly, it's a set of skills that goes to economy of scale. Woodworking techniques with the chainsaw, logging truck, and sawmill in mind will not cut it (no pun intended) in a survival scenario. And in the developed world, a lot of wood is going to be of a smaller diameter in young, low-quality forests. So basically you want to know how to manage small-diameter woodlots efficiently for fuel, fodder, and construction materials. The Brits have been doing it for hundreds of years.

Great topic!Coppicing & Coppice Crafts: A Comprehensive Guide. This one might take some explaining. It's basically a book about sticks. I'll just say two brief things about why it's worth having a book about. The first is that not all of what you can do with greenwood or coppice wood is obvious. Basically, these are skills that all temperate-living people knew how to do up until very recently, and they all have a multiplier effect on everything else you would stand to do in a self-reliance situation: heating, construction, farming, fishing, archery, storage, you name it. Secondly, it's a set of skills that goes to economy of scale. Woodworking techniques with the chainsaw, logging truck, and sawmill in mind will not cut it (no pun intended) in a survival scenario. And in the developed world, a lot of wood is going to be of a smaller diameter in young, low-quality forests. So basically you want to know how to manage small-diameter woodlots efficiently for fuel, fodder, and construction materials. The Brits have been doing it for hundreds of years.

Great point! The building part is why I included the Shipbuilder's Joinery Guide, but as you say there may not be enough old growth sized trees for a while.

Great idea, I've been meaning to consolidate my prep books from being all over the house to a single bookcase and you inspired me to do that. The ones you listed above are good and I have most of them, here are some of the ones that I think most should consider adding.

The wife and I have compiled a sizable collection of books, about 30 or so. Most of which have been mentioned above.
One of the things we did, and it may be something other members are interested in, is consolidate them into small laminate folders; the kind with the clear front that students use for book reports.
What we found was that most books covered a wealth of information, but not all was relative to the areas we are planning to be in. Example: we are far, far away from a desert environment, so, while we study and learn about desert basics, we usually use the computer to scan the pages more relevant to our areas, and print them. This way we have smaller, more reader friendly "booklets"concerning topics that we need to know for our environment. These "booklets" are also much smaller than full size text, and provide more specific, relevant information we need, compared to most pocket guides.
We keep copies in our bug out bags, and their size and weight makes them a lot easier to store, and pack items around.